Chapter 14 of Salute to Adventurers is here in full — 224 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Salute to Adventurers is here in full — 224 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A WILD WAGER. That July morning in the forest gave me, if not popularity, at any rate peace. I had made good my position. Henceforth the word went out that I was to be let alone. Some of the young men, indeed, showed signs of affecting my society, including that Mr. Kent of Gracedieu who had been stripped by Ringan.
Chapter 14 of Salute to Adventurers is here in full — 224 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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arousing affect
From this reading “Some of the young men, indeed, showed signs of affecting my society, including that Mr. Kent of Gracedieu who had been stripped by Ringan.”
from this time forth; from now on
From this reading “Henceforth the word went out that I was to be let alone.”
-ing form of “include” — have as a part, be made up out of
From this reading “Some of the young men, indeed, showed signs of affecting my society, including that Mr. Kent of Gracedieu who had been stripped by Ringan.”
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading “That July morning in the forest gave me, if not popularity, at any rate peace.”
a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the Romans
From this reading “Some of the young men, indeed, showed signs of affecting my society, including that Mr. Kent of Gracedieu who had been stripped by Ringan.”
the quality of being widely admired or accepted or sought after
From this reading “That July morning in the forest gave me, if not popularity, at any rate peace.”
having only essential or minimal features
From this reading “Some of the young men, indeed, showed signs of affecting my society, including that Mr. Kent of Gracedieu who had been stripped by Ringan.”
the act of gambling
From this reading “A WILD WAGER.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A WILD WAGER.
arousing affect
From this reading Some of the young men, indeed, showed signs of affecting my society, including that Mr. Kent of Gracedieu who had been stripped by Ringan.
Having no one else present.
From this reading Henceforth the word went out that I was to be let alone.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading That July morning in the forest gave me, if not popularity, at any rate peace.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading That July morning in the forest gave me, if not popularity, at any rate peace.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Henceforth the word went out that I was to be let alone.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Some of the young men, indeed, showed signs of affecting my society, including that Mr. Kent of Gracedieu who had been stripped by Ringan.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Some of the young men, indeed, showed signs of affecting my society, including that Mr. Kent of Gracedieu who had been stripped by Ringan.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading That July morning in the forest gave me, if not popularity, at any rate peace.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading That July morning in the forest gave me, if not popularity, at any rate peace.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading I had made good my position.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some of the young men, indeed, showed signs of affecting my society, including that Mr. Kent of Gracedieu who had been stripped by Ringan.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had made good my position.
from this time forth; from now on
From this reading Henceforth the word went out that I was to be let alone.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had made good my position.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading That July morning in the forest gave me, if not popularity, at any rate peace.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That July morning in the forest gave me, if not popularity, at any rate peace.
-ing form of “include” — have as a part, be made up out of
From this reading Some of the young men, indeed, showed signs of affecting my society, including that Mr. Kent of Gracedieu who had been stripped by Ringan.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Some of the young men, indeed, showed signs of affecting my society, including that Mr. Kent of Gracedieu who had been stripped by Ringan.
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading That July morning in the forest gave me, if not popularity, at any rate peace.
a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the Romans
From this reading Some of the young men, indeed, showed signs of affecting my society, including that Mr. Kent of Gracedieu who had been stripped by Ringan.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Henceforth the word went out that I was to be let alone.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I had made good my position.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That July morning in the forest gave me, if not popularity, at any rate peace.
the force of workers available
From this reading Some of the young men, indeed, showed signs of affecting my society, including that Mr. Kent of Gracedieu who had been stripped by Ringan.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading That July morning in the forest gave me, if not popularity, at any rate peace.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Some of the young men, indeed, showed signs of affecting my society, including that Mr. Kent of Gracedieu who had been stripped by Ringan.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I had made good my position.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading That July morning in the forest gave me, if not popularity, at any rate peace.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Some of the young men, indeed, showed signs of affecting my society, including that Mr. Kent of Gracedieu who had been stripped by Ringan.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Henceforth the word went out that I was to be let alone.
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading That July morning in the forest gave me, if not popularity, at any rate peace.
the quality of being widely admired or accepted or sought after
From this reading That July morning in the forest gave me, if not popularity, at any rate peace.
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading I had made good my position.
a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
From this reading That July morning in the forest gave me, if not popularity, at any rate peace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some of the young men, indeed, showed signs of affecting my society, including that Mr. Kent of Gracedieu who had been stripped by Ringan.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Some of the young men, indeed, showed signs of affecting my society, including that Mr. Kent of Gracedieu who had been stripped by Ringan.
plural of “sign” — a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading Some of the young men, indeed, showed signs of affecting my society, including that Mr. Kent of Gracedieu who had been stripped by Ringan.
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading Some of the young men, indeed, showed signs of affecting my society, including that Mr. Kent of Gracedieu who had been stripped by Ringan.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some of the young men, indeed, showed signs of affecting my society, including that Mr. Kent of Gracedieu who had been stripped by Ringan.
having only essential or minimal features
From this reading Some of the young men, indeed, showed signs of affecting my society, including that Mr. Kent of Gracedieu who had been stripped by Ringan.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That July morning in the forest gave me, if not popularity, at any rate peace.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That July morning in the forest gave me, if not popularity, at any rate peace.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Henceforth the word went out that I was to be let alone.
the act of gambling
From this reading A WILD WAGER.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Henceforth the word went out that I was to be let alone.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Henceforth the word went out that I was to be let alone.
which person or people
From this reading Some of the young men, indeed, showed signs of affecting my society, including that Mr. Kent of Gracedieu who had been stripped by Ringan.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading A WILD WAGER.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Henceforth the word went out that I was to be let alone.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Some of the young men, indeed, showed signs of affecting my society, including that Mr. Kent of Gracedieu who had been stripped by Ringan.
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